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KEYSTONE PROTEST: ‘NO PLANET B’: Tens of thousands of people converged on the National Mall on Sunday to urge President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, a project they say will cause irreparable damage to the climate. “All I ever wanted to see was a movement of people to stop climate change, and now I’ve seen it,” Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, said to the crowd of protesters, who traveled to Washington from dozens of states. “I cannot promise you we’re going to win, but I’ve waited a quarter century to find out if we were gonna fight. And today, at the biggest climate rally by far, by far, by far, in U.S. history — today, I know we’re going to fight.” Talia Buford was on the scene: http://politi.co/XeHCCA

So how many people showed up? Organizers — including the Sierra Club, 350.org and the Hip Hop Caucus — estimated 35,000 people were there. And the U.S. Park Police don't do crowd estimates. According to the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail initially wrote that “a few thousand” showed up, which 350.org’s Jamie Henn called on Twitter “seriously inaccurate.” The paper has updated its story to say that “turnout seemed significantly smaller” than the 35,000 figure: http://bit.ly/YqdQcr

DOER DISMISSES PIPELINE PROTESTORS: Anti-Keystone XL demonstrations shouldn’t outweigh “logic,” Gary Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said on Platts Energy Week TV on Sunday. “Twenty people protesting do get more attention in the media than the 65 percent of Americans that prefer to get their oil from Canada rather than Venezuela or the Middle East,” Doer said, apparently referring to last week's White House arrests of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and actress Daryl Hannah. “So am I concerned with the fact that the media will go with the picture as opposed to sometimes logic? That’s just part of how issues are covered.” He later added that if the administration listens “to Daniel Yergin, as opposed to a Hollywood celebrity or the 20 people who are out there, they will proceed with logic.” Watch: http://bit.ly/VAm2uu

The Canadian caper? Canada and the U.S. are longtime allies in other global issues — so energy trade should be a point of agreement as well, Doer said. “We’re in it with the United States when it comes to Libya; we were there with the United States. When it comes to wanting peace with the Israel and Palestinian communities, we want that as well. When it comes to sanctions in Syria, when it comes to the potential problems in Iran, we’re with the United States,” Doer said. “So we don’t see the world as only domestic trade, we’re with the United States on many, many global threat issues. You know, we could suggest everybody watch ‘Argo’ and then approve Keystone.” Video: http://bit.ly/YtsZJV

More from Doer: Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. headlines an event tonight, hosted by Maclean's Magazine and CPAC. The topic: Canadian-U.S. energy and environmental issues. 7 p.m., Newseum. http://bit.ly/4DuqXk

— The Washington Post has a closer look at Tom Steyer, the billionaire businessman who has helped bankroll a number of climate change and energy initiatives (and who spoke at the rally Sunday): http://wapo.st/Zn9M1i

HAPPY TUESDAY and welcome to Morning Energy, where it’s time for the last of ME’s Patented, Always Correct “Downton Abbey” Spoilers in 2013: Lady Edith, trying to catch the next big scoop for her newspaper, is caught misguidedly tapping her finger on the Crawley family telephone. Send your energy news to aguillen@politico.com, and follow on Twitter @alexcguillen, @POLITICOPro and @Morning_Energy.

WYDEN TO TOUR HANFORD DAYS AFTER LEAK ANNOUNCEMENT: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is stopping by Hanford for a visit today, where he’ll tour the Washington facility’s tank farm, vitrification plant and B Reactor and be briefed on the cleanup efforts. Wyden’s visit comes just days after Energy Department officials announced a single-shell tank at the site is leaking as much as 300 gallons of radioactive liquid each year. The leaking tank, which holds 447,000 gallons of sludge, is now raising questions about safety at the site, which houses millions of gallons of waste and is in the midst of a $12 billion upgrade. The Seattle Times has more on the leak: http://bit.ly/Yz1xcp

ALGERIA GAS FIELD STARTS RUNNING AGAIN: The Algerian gas field attacked by terrorists last month will start up partial operations this week, a Sonatrach official says. At least 37 hostages and 29 attackers were killed during the incursion. More from the AP: http://hrld.us/133nB1q

WHITFIELD: ‘IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE A COMPROMISE?’: The U.S. economy can’t take many more environmental regulations, House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) says. “Is it necessary to have a compromise?” Whitfield asked on Platts Energy Week TV, noting lowered CO2 emissions without having signed the Kyoto Protocol. “The issue is how much further action is necessary, because if you talk to Henry Waxman and Ed Markey and other Democrats, they say we’re at a crisis,” he said. “There’s a disagreement. How much further does American need to go unilaterally, and particularly if we’re trying to be competitive in the global marketplace, and at this particular time in our history when we’re trying to stimulate the economy — how much can our economy take if we’re going to be competitive in the global marketplace?” Watch: http://bit.ly/WJFdi7

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JOHANNS OUT: Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) announced on Monday that he would retire in January 2015, a surprise decision by a Republican senator who was considered to be in a strong position for reelection. Johanns is a former GOP governor of Nebraska and one-time secretary of Agriculture, and his departure is unlikely to shift the balance of power in the Senate as Nebraska is a reliably red state. Manu Raju and Patrick Reis: http://politi.co/VZYTSb

FISKER HAS SEVERAL PARTNERSHIP OFFERS — REPORT: Fisker is entertaining offers from potential partners, The Los Angeles Times reports. “Fisker ran into a cash crunch after the federal government froze a Department of Energy loan to the company and its battery-maker went bankrupt. … A deal could be reached in March. Previously reported potential partners include Geely Auto, the Chinese company that owns Volvo, and Wanxiang Group, another Chinese company, which recently purchased battery maker A123 Systems out of bankruptcy. A123 builds the lithium-ion battery that goes into Fisker’s cars.” LAT: http://lat.ms/YBYkJ2

WHAT’S IN THE CARDS FOR SALAZAR? The Denver Post takes a look at the Interior secretary’s future possibilities. “His homecoming brings additional political baggage, but also the promise of a bright, and perhaps complicated, future. A longtime public servant, Salazar, 57, says it's time to make money and focus on his family. His wife struggles with health issues, and she and Salazar are the legal guardians of an autistic granddaughter. While law firms are expected to throw their doors open for him, Salazar has also committed to help President Barack Obama push immigration reform. Running for governor may be in his future, but his political plans now are on hold.” Denver Post: http://bit.ly/XYkfeU

Speaking of Salazar: He’ll meet with residents of King Cove, Alaska, next week to discuss Interior’s rejection of an emergency access road running through part of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The meeting comes after strong pushback from Alaska’s congressional delegation. AP has more: http://bit.ly/Vr2wxM

SOLOPOWER, GOT MILLIONS IN FEDERAL AND STATE HELP, ON THE ROCKS: The Oregonian looks at the troubled finances of manufacturer SoloPower: “Oregon officials greenlighted a $20 million tax credit for SoloPower — tripling taxpayers' stake — despite unfulfilled job and production promises and signs the Portland solar panel factory was sliding even further behind. That was December. In January, company executives were deep in negotiations to refinance a $197 million federal loan commitment, also threatened by the missed benchmarks.” Oregonian: http://bit.ly/Vto3Zi

IT’S IN THE HOLE! Among the party golfing with Obama on Saturday was Milton Carroll, chairman of the boards of CenterPoint Energy and oil-tool manufacturing firm Instrument Products, and a member of Halliburton's board. Carroll is also connected to Western Gas Holdings, LLC, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and LRR Energy LP. Carroll gave $2,300 to Obama’s 2008 campaign, according to FEC records. (CenterPoint Energy PAC backed Rick Perry in 2012).

MORNING LISTEN: Al Gore went on NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” this weekend to play “Not My Job,” and the former veep dropped some of the best Al Gore jokes ME has heard in a while. Asked by a panelist whether he should feel guilty during warm December days, Gore responded dryly: “Yeah, I love these jokes about global warming, I really do.” Listen: http://n.pr/14YOaaR

QUICK HITS

— EU lawmakers will vote today on a proposal to cut extra emission permits from its carbon market. Bloomberg: http://bloom.bg/Xh6NV8

— The CFTC is looking into sudden price swings in the natural gas market that happened just before weekly inventory data was announced, a source tells The Wall Street Journal: http://on.wsj.com/XMaKkM

— A lawsuit alleges former Bureau of Land Management chief Bob Abbey promised to help a developer buy 480 acres of public land in exchange for $528,000 to Abbey's consulting firm. Las Vegas Review-Journal: http://bit.ly/Xbn0tO

— Frank O’Donnell of Clean Air Watch writes about a new EPA report that updates the science of health effects around ozone: http://bit.ly/XFdsVi

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CORRECTION: A previous version of Morning Energy misstated Rupert Murdoch’s first name.